pursuit for state police. more on the chase that led from arundel mills... to west baltimore. authorities arrest three men tied to a string of robberies. how they nabbed the suspects. 16 hopefuls vying to become anne arundel county executive. the surprise announcement. and a baltimore woman receives top honors from the president. 11 news saturday morning starts right now! hello, welcome to 11 news saturday morning. i'm lisa robinson. and i'm jennifer franciotti. it appears mother nature wants to butt-in on your weekend plans....let's check in with meteorologist john collins. in carroll county, maryland state police activated its snow emergency

plan this gives the state police the authority to remove vehicles left in the roadway on state roads so that snow plows and other snow removal equipment to get through. and state highway officials are urging drivers to be cautious while traveling for icy conditions. and remember... you can track winter weather anytime -- and in real time -- with our eye-phone and android apps. use them to see the live radar, get current conditions, and check the insta-weather seven-day forecast... its all at your fingertips. a frightening stabbing and robbery outside a local mall ... leads to a lengthy police pursuit... and some dramatic moments for a west baltimore neighborhood. here's 11 news reporter george

lettis with more on what happened. chaos in west baltimore... this morning, 49-year-old broderick bennett of baltimore county

has being charged with armed robbery, 1st and 2nd degree assault and other charges related to the pursuit. the stabbing victim is expected to be okay. federal investigators are now calling the alleged prostitution ring-- run by a baltimore city firefighter-- a conspiracy. and investigators say it stretched

far beyond the city limits. 11 news told you back in july when the charges were first filed... the f-b- i--raided a baltimore city warehouse and uncovered an underground prostitution ring--allegedly run by 30 year old jamar simmons. now: we're learning it went far beyond the warehouse. federal investigators are calling it a conspiracy--they say simmons and another man would transport women to at least seven other states--as far as south dakota--for sex. some of them... younger than18 years old. simmons has been indicted by a federal grand jury, he remains suspended from the department, without pay. three men are behind bars this morning, charged in a string of robberies at baltimore city and county convenience stores. investigators say the suspects robbed 2 dozen stores over the past six weeks. 11 news reporter kai reed has more. the first robbery was on december 23rd -- at this 'royal

now to capitol hill -- where lawmakers have recessed for the president's day

weekend. with automatic -- and potentially damaging-- budget cuts set to take effect in two weeks, house democrats urged republicans to stay in washington and work on a deal. thursday, republicans rejected a plan that would delay

some cuts to defense and other programs because it included tax increases. [a24]obama chicago-transition meantime, president obama took his agenda to his hometown of chicago. the president stressed the importance of growing the economy and creating more jobs. he also addressed gun violence -- saying common sense gun laws, combined with stronger families and more opportunity can help turn the tide. in the audience were the parents of hadiya pendleton -- the 15-year-old chicago girl killed just days after marching in the president's inaugural parade. [a26]aaco exec-intro here in baltimore, a surprise announcement from acting anne arundel county executive john hammond. after initially saying he was not interested in the job, he now says he wants to stay put. the vacancy was created after john leopold resigned... following a conviction for misconduct in office. here's 11 news reporter david collins with more... after a lot of soul searching acting anne arundel county hammond and several others say they would not seek election when

the term ends in 2014. the county council will interview all the candidates and make a selection on february 21st. the time is 5:11 and it's 36 degrees on t-v hill... from luxury to misery... is how travelers are describing their time spent on the carnival cruise ship. coming up: what's next for passengers and the triumph. a meteorite explodes over russia ... ... and an asteroid zooms past the earth. what scientist at the goodard space flight center are saying about the phenomena. but first, you're looking at a live picture outside. john has your 11 insta-weather plus forecast next. stay with us, 11 news saturday morning is just getting started. you can call it close encounters of the cosmic kind. a meteorite exploded over russia [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive.

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exploded over russia yesterday... injuring more than a thousand people. and hours later... a 150-foot asteroid zoomed safely past the earth -- the closest known flyby for a rock its size. 11 news reporter rob roblin spoke to scientists at the goddard space flight center in greenbelt... about the atmospheric phenomena. this morning in russia in the ural mountains a meteor entered

with flu like illnesses appears to be tapering off. but there are still a few weak spots. in medical alert: those hit particularly hard by the bug. and... getting your picture taken with a celebrity seems harmless enough..but coming up: why some believe the officers seen here with a grammy nominated rapper.... crossed the line. in this morning's medical alert...flu activity continues to decline

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disease control and prevention, thirty- one states are reporting widespread flu activity -- down from thirty-eight last week. activity in the southeast is declining -- but western states and those in the northeast are still experiencing a high level of flu. visits to the doctor for flu-like symptoms are above normal, but they are down considerably from earlier this year. more than half of the people who need to be hospitalized because of the flu are over age fifty. [c3]new cancer app-vo a new app for the i-phone helps cancer patients and survivors use nutrition to improve their health. dieticians at dana-farber cancer institute created the app. it provides recipes and tips for people going through cancer treatment or those who are in recovery. users can search recipes based on their specific disease type, or symptoms they're having ... like nausea or mouth sores. several studies have shown a healthy diet doesn't only lower your risk for developing cancer, it can help people stricken with the disease improve their outcome. brush.. swish and sparkle... it was a free health education event

held in honor of national children's dental health month. yesterday, more than 90 families and school children gathered at callaway elementary to learn the importance of taking care of your teeth and gums. dentists from the maryland dental society used demonstrations and instructional videos ... they also had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with dentists. as president of the national dental association, chapelle tells us its important to establish a routine early on--and the two key times to brush--morning--and just before bed. a baltimore woman is singled out by president obama... for overcoming personal adversity. up next: meet janice jackson. but first, if you want something to do ... ...then... here's a look at some events going on around town.

to washington, d-c now, where a baltimore woman got a major pat

to washington, d-c now, where a baltimore woman got a major pat on the back from president obama. her name is janice jackson. and as our kate amara show us... she has a way of motivating everyone around her.

t-v hill. certainly after her super bowl performance beyonce' really is the hottest ticket in town ... up next: news on her mrs. carter world tour "john talks"

after a week of what's been described as living inside a floating port a potty ...can you saw lawsuit? carnival faces the first of potentially many legal battles ... welcome back to 11 news saturday morning.. thanks for joining us.

let's take another look outside with john. the first lawsuit against carnival cruise lines has been filed. the

the first lawsuit against carnival cruise lines has been filed. the federal court filing comes less than a day after passengers of the disabled ocean liner "triumph" arrived in mobile, alabama. nbc's chris pollone has more on what's next for passengers and the cruise ship. after a celebration-filled return to u-s soil passengers

morning about the death of the ex-cop christopher dorner. law enforcement officials now believe dorner died by his own hand. they believe dorner died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. his charred remains were found in the cabin where he made a last stand. it had been unclear if he died in the fire or from a wound suffered in a fierce shootout. overseas now to the day in court for the 'blade runner', oscar pistorius. just a few months ago, he was making history at the olympics. yesterday, he broke down in court, sobbing, as prosecutors formally charged him of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. prosecutors say he shot and killed 30-year-old reeva steenkamp. the model was reportedly found with four gunshot wounds -- including one to her head -- inside the athlete's south africa home. pistorius will remain in jail until his bond hearing -- set for some time next week. state police are trying to determine if two troopers

crossed the line when arresting popular rapper -- two chains. the rapper says while being processed on drug charges in talbot county, the arresting officers ask to take a picture. the "insta-gram" pic is going viral and featured everywhere from t-m-z to m-t-v. two chains was in the area for a concert at university of maryland eastern shore -- where he performed after being released. beyonce's done it again! monday, ticket's to her summer show at the verizon center sold out in less than a minute... leading her to add a second performance on the following night. yesterday saw similar sales. according to the huffington post, tickets for the extra performance... sold out between 10 a- m... and 10-oh-one! beyonce announced "the misses carter show world tour"... the day after she performed the halftime show... for super bowl 47. still ahead... some area college graduates get a jump start on life after hitting the books. we head the annual job fair in

towson. it has been a decade since a snowstorm nearly destroyed the b & o museum. up next: how the baltimore landmark is thriving. "john talks" [e11]5 tease 5-b& o roof collapse vo it's hard to believe but it was ten years ago this weekend that the

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which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. (subway announcer: "next stop financial center") let's get to work. >> mixed bag this morning a lot of fog around the area and slippery conditions when you get more to the city closer to the pennsylvania line the radar shows a little band of light snow from southeast pennsylvania into the northeast part of maryland, cecil and harper

county. it becomes a wintery mix when you get closer to the bay. down in annapolis it is a fling in temperatures freeze fromming the northeast corner of the state and 43 degrees above the freezing point. i think ner harbor has 40. it has been rain this morning 96 percent the humidity. 29.96 the barometer. west wind at 6 miles an hour. presidents' day you shudder when you think about that there has been big snows around presidents' day. there's a story about that in just a minute. february 16th, 2003, 21.8 inches of snow. that record snowfall occurred in that 24-hour period. the storm produced closer to over 2 feet to probably shy of 3 feet during that storm defending where you were. it was a big one. 17th and 18th of february in the record books less than 10 inches

of snow and 16 plus some on february 19th, 1979. in the range of presidents' day there have been a few big history ishg storms. this is the time of year it can happen the big nor' easters develop. we are looking for the development of a coastal storm through what is going through now. it hasn't happened yet. 36 edgewood. only clark ton 32. 31 westminster 32 frederick. you can see the change over to snow some kind of freezing rain and slippery conditions to the northwest of the city only in the 20s in western maryland right now. here's the cloud deck and here's what's left of the rain. it's not much rain or snow as you move further north into the colder air. blow offshore beginning to move offshore spinning out there during the day today and throwing moisture back at us. it may turn out to be a two-part storm what's happening this morning and what's happening later today. 46 to 41 the high.

snow showers this afternoon. cloudy and breezy northwest winds at 10-20 miles per hour. advisories for snow. the storm starts to crank up that's where the more significant snow accumulations are expected. the break in the action for a while that would begin to see more development. most of it effects the eastern shore east of the city itself baltimore. that's what the computer models are indicating right now. it will be on the edge of this thing. new england gets hit again with a piece of this storm as it develops and they don't need any more snow out there. then we are in the clear for most of the weekend. as far as how much, the more significant ams a few inches worth on the lower eastern shores the storm cranks up later this afternoon and this evening. here's the 7-day forecast.

>> hard to believe 10 years ago they were in the grips of a weekend storm that crippled the area for several days. >> one casualty of the storm the rail ray museum roof that caved in. a decade later now officials are looking back on that event as really a life safer. >> this is what it looked like when under weight of crippling snow they suffered a partial roof claps wind direction and design flaws sent debris crashing on museum pieces below. >> it landed on 18 significant pieces on our collection caused significant amount of damage up to $20 million just in that damage alone. >> built in 1884 with wrought iron instead of the steel that holds it in place today engineer

discovered prefailure conditions closed for 22 months rebuilding and restoration would lead to a brand new much stronger roof, a new turntable restored exhibits and new exhibits completely reviet liedzing the museum that is now thriving. >> we always say it was the blessing in december guys ris-- disguise rising from the phoenix. if you had been here 11 years ago it's night and day from where it is now. >> big test three years ago. >> we were all freaking out a little how much snow in the space of a week and a half and the roof held up fine. >> you can believe all about the restoration in this book by the engineers. >> thanks to a number of sponsors if you come in this weekend admission is half price on saturday and free on sunday. >> a presidents' day weekend event even with snow in the forecast won't be nearly as eventful as a decade ago. >> they said the last time they had the big frooef vent they had

the most people ever in one day. they are expecting the big weekend if the snow can stay off a little bit. >> student loan debt higher than ever. debt can pose a major problem later in life. >> hundreds of college graduates try to jump start their professional careers. that's next we are going to head to the annual career fair in townsend. first we are looking at last night's winning lottery numbers.

>> we have a lot of opportunities currently available looking for individuals looking for an opportunity. >> most would tell you flexibility is a must. >> i will go out of the country i will go out of the city. >> there is jewels a college freshman already thinking about a senior. >> you have opportunities you have to network right now. it's the biggest thing. if you want to be successful in this world you have to be able to go take advantage of your opportunity. >> that's why face to face meetings are key. >> i think it's important for our students. we are pleased we have so many employers there are a lot of jobs. we want students and the public to know about that. >> a new jobs and salary survey just out from national association of colleges and employers found that companies are hiring in the following fields. educational services, professional scientific and technical services. healthcare and social

assistance, federal state and local government and finance and insurance. the school system say they are not afraid to cross state lines to lure the best. >> we are assertive and progressive and innovative in our teaching practices in the resources we provide our students and look for absolute top quality staff in america. >> they hope the jobs will lead to the perfect match. tim tut ten w -- tuten wbal news. >> they take on number 2 duke in an historic match up. maryland goes into the game even bigger under dogs than expected. bigger under dogs than expected.

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duke in the final acc match up behind these two teams at comcast center. they will do it without howard. they suspended him for violating unspecified rules. they will do it without a single upper class man in the lineup. despite the thablth this is the final in the match up he has bigger things on his plate right now. >> we had hard practices. it was more about maryland. we are young. we have to get better. it's not just about duke on saturday it's about the future. we ha we got after them pretty good this week. >> high school basketball a lot on the line. senior night as polly show down

packed the house with high stakes. it would put the engineer to the city championship game. that is part of an 8-0 run. blare davis turns it over steels it back lays it in. city up at the break. third quarter starting to push the momentum in their favor. crosby pushes the defense engineers within 9. next trip down the court darius kelly from the wings for three. within 6 where the engineers could get no chlors. grant dribbles inside the ark puts down the jumper it means edmonton will face dunbar for the city title tuesday night at more tan -- morgan states. spring training for the birds. for jack wizach britain we are hoping this spring is the start for things evening out for his

career. two years ago he won five of his first starts in the major league. he had the major slide and wound up in the minors. shoulder problems held oim off the field since jewel. britt is hoping this spring is the start of something big. not just for him individually but also for the organization as in consistent winning. consistent health, too. >> it's great. you saw how many guys got tlun there early. the whole team was there before we had a report. we can repeat what we had last year. we are ready to go. >> better weather there than here. hope your weekend is off to a m fantastic start. >> 5:56. here's a look heyed to the next hour of 11 news saturday morning. >> some of you are getting snow some of you ice and fog and some just rain.

there could be slippery conditions out there this morning. we will talk about the insurance stau weather plus forecast details in just a minute. >> a stabbing and robbery outside of a local mall leads to a lengthy police pursuit and dramatic moments. the arrest -- police rays three men in a strings of robberies where they caught up with the suspect when 11 news saturday morning continues. stay with us.

>> good morning. i am jennifer franciotti. we have one storm down another one coming in. >> it will be different than the one who came in. still in progress. >> is it acting up like a spoiled child? >> part of the area has snow and ice other parts rain and fog. combination of things. most of the active precipitation is west of philadelphia down through seals county. it changes are a snowy to a mix the. northern baument tore county, carol, howard, frederick county and washington county have had

reports of snow at least for arts the those areas. south of the points it has been mostly rain this morning light rain at that. part two of the storm supposed to come in this afternoon and this evening as something develops off the coast. we will talk more about that coming up in just a minute. >> in carol county police activated the snow emergency plan that gives the state police the authority to remove vehicles left in the roadway on state roads. snowplows and other snow removal equipment can get through. highway officials are urging drivers to stay cautious while traveling because of the icy conditions. you can track winter weather any time and in real time with our android and iphone apps check the 7-day forecast all at your finger tips. >> a frightening stabbing and robbery leads to a lengthy police pursuit and dramatic

moments for west baltimore neighborhood. we have more on what happened. (sirens) >> chaos is west baltimore. >> 11 news was on the ground and in the air seconds after a police pursuit ended friday after moon. >> it was really crazy. it was really wild. >> the pursuit began all of the way at the rundles mill mall. the man they raised stabbed a 36-year-old woman in the hand in a parking lot. he stole her purse and took off in an accu raw suv. a witness saw the man speed off and called police with a description of the suv. state police tried to stop him nearby on 295 northbound but he kept going for another 14 mailings. eventually snaking through the streets of baltimore city with a parade of police in tow. >> i saw the county police, the

mrar maryland state troopers sheriffs baltimore city. >> at fulton and west wood avenue he took a hard left and slammed into this building. witnesses say he bailed and ran into the alley. a state trooper stopped got out and followed him back around on to fulton avenue again where witness the say this female trooper got her man. >> lady cop was running telling him to get down. i saw people was running i ran may butt in the house. i didn't know if she was going to shoot him or not. no shots were fired but she tackled him to the ground. this morning 49-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery first and second degree assault among other charges relate to do the pursuit. the stabbing victim is expected to be okay. >> federal investigators are calling the alleged prostitution ring run by a baltimore city firefighter a conspiracy.

investigators say it stretched far beyond the city limits. 11 news told you back in july when the charges were first filed that the fbi raided a baltimore city warehouse and uncovered a prostitution ring run by 30-year-old jamar simmons. now we are learning it went far beyond the warehouse. federal investigators are calling it a conspiracy simmons and another man would transport women to at least 7 other states as far as south dakota for sex. some of them not even 18 years old. simmons has been indicted by a federal grand jury. he remains suspended from the department without pay. three men were behind bars this morning we are charged with a string of robberies at baltimore city and county convenience stores. the suspect robbed two dozen stores over the past 6 weeks. kie reed has more. >> first robbery was on december 23rd in southeast baltimore. kierd to go invest gierts one of the sus specs stayed in the car the other two men threatened

employees with a stun gun and pellet gun that looked like real hand guns and took off with cash. the same pattern continued at three more royal farms, 7-11's over the next six weeks. >> this is a lot of robberys in a short period of time. it is clear these suspects were not going to stop. they were going to keep doing this. >> 15 of the robberies were in baltimore city, nine in baltimore county all but two took place at night and several were on the same day within minutes of each other. customers at some of the stores say they changed their habits as detectives from baltimore county and the fbi had a joint investigation. >> only come down in the daytime. >> the suspects were eventually caught after they fled the most recent robberies last thursday february 7th at the 7-11 in

various places. again we have two robbery that is fit this pattern. they followed the suspect vehicle into baltimore county. >> a helicopter pursuit ended in a parking gar raj. the men are charged with armed robbery and first degree assault. police are investigating the possibility that they are involved with several other unsolved robberies. >> kind of scary, i live right here. i am glad they got them. i come here often enough. >> wbal, tv 11 news. now to capitol hill where they have resets for presidents' day weekend with automatic potentially damaging budget cuts set to take effect in two weeks. house democrats urged republicans to stay in washington and work on a deal. their plea fell on deaf ears. >> once again walking away from the american people. >> republicans rejected a plan that would delay some cuts to defense and other programs

because it included tax increases. meantime president obama push to go help the american class to his home town of chicago. the president stressed the importance of growing the economy and creating more jobs. he also addressed gun violence saying common sense gun laws combined with stronger families and more opportunity can help turn the tied in the audience where the parents of the 15-year-old chicago girl killed days after marching into the president's inaugural parade. >> 16 people are interested in finishing the term of former county executive john leopold. he resigned in disstrays after being found guilty of misconduct. >> after a lot of soul searching executive john hammond tossed his hat into the ring of candidates look to go fill the vacancy. left by the resignation of john leopold after a conviction in office. >> very difficult situation in many ways but i have come to the

conclusion i think i can lead t bring the leadership it deserves. it is time to move the county forward. >> chief administrative officer expressed con dpins the county council will select him based on his experience in the private sector and 36 years as a government official. >> i have the best resume and experience. >> he is one of 16 candidates seeking the position. they include former county executives. >> i think it is not responsive but significant that we have a woman in this race. >> they told a candidate's forum she would get rid of a perk of a security detail. the court determined leopold misused the police officer assigned to drive and protect them. he says he does not need a driver he prefers his pickup. >> drive a pickup truck it has a bumper sticker tmy other truck s a fire engine. nobody is going to bother me. >> steve shu wants the job, too.

the businessman says he respects his competition like hammond the police's resume is strong. >> to begin the process of a new vision for the county and make the county a model for the rest of maryland. everyone from council members to general public urged him to run. >> when you walk into the grocery store somebody you don't know looks at you and says you were on tv. she says you are the only one telling the truth go daddy go how can you do that. >> it prohibits council members from applying for the job. if they sell elect him they will have to accept a pay cut. >> buy a big pair of sheers and my wife's credit cards are going to be history. someone stole a purse a few years ago and i haven't reported it to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than she's. >> wbal, tv 11 news. they will interview all of the candidates and make a decision on february the 21st.

>> 6:11. 36 degrees. in the market for a new car? why this weekend could prevent presidential deals for booirs. >> i am kate omara at the what house the president, perilleder paralyeri -- a paralyzed woman and she she changed a thousand lives. >> john collins has your 11 insta weather plus forecast next. stay with us.

>> you pull away from that more including around the beltway you can see when you get north and west of the city it is near freezing 33, same at randallstown. we get to the city closer to the bay readings in the 30s, mid 30s to 40 degrees. eastern shore and chester town both check in at 35 degrees this morning. so the cold ir air is filtering

to the west of us. there was a little bit of measurable snow. this storm the front itself is beginning to move offshore. there will be an offshore develop will a low developing out there. temperatures will be cold enough at that point that that can involve some snow with the eastern shore being the primary target west of the bay. so, here's the forecast today. temperature range high 36 to 41. cloudy p and breezy general forecast mix of rain and snow this morning and snow shower this is afternoon in the forecast. northwest winds at 10-20. the winds will be picking up as far as advisories are concerned for any kind of wintery weather. for the lower eastern shore and down in virginia south of saint mary's county that's where the biggest problems with the offshore development are possible. even north of this point you can

see accumulating snow and slippery conditions. boaters in the bay small craft advisories out. winds cresting to 20-25 on the open waters of the bay. here's a mix of precipitation now takes a rest for a while this afternoon and then it begins to increase later this afternoon this evening. again in the eastern shore the primary target for that. eventually new england gets involved in this thing, too. there could be measurable snow on the eastern shore especially the lower part of it. bree breezy today, clouds the twirny mix chan -- wintery mix. 32 a few flurries on sunday. presidents' day looks dry mostly in the 30s. rain chances tuesday and a wintery mix next saturday. >> to washington, d.c. now where a baltimore woman got a major pat on the back from president obama.

>> she has a way of motivating everyone around here. >> it's not every day you get an invitation to the white house but it's not every day you meet someone like baltimore's janet jacks -- janice jackson. when president obama met her on friday he presented her with the 2012 presidential citizen's medal the nation's second heist civilian honor. >> to be recognized by the president is pretty sweet. he told me i looked pretty today i said you, too, president, you look pretty also. i didn't know what to say. i was in awe. >> janice jackson was singled out for founding women embracing abilities now or wed. this mo -- wead. she ore came adversity. she was hit by a car and paralyzed. if she was lucky she would move her shoulders. >> as she recovered she resolved

to give the strength to others in need. >> she is a professor at the university of baltimore a cover girl model and wean's engine. it helped 1,000 newly disabled women learn how to be and feel like a woman again. >> it's your abilities that need to shine not your limitations. >> selfless. dorr rage gus committed to public service. they are designed to recognize americans just like janice in order to inspire the rest of us. >> her goal in the next 7 years is to have chapters of westbounding eanal every hospital and rehab facility in the sta -- eve. >> who runs the world? the world tour if it is any indication. >> sets a new course in hoover east. what they are doing to draw more women to the stores.

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skw instructors awarded subcontracts to 57 baltimore metro area companies informational session for subcontractors and employees is set up for 7:30 in the morning on thursday february 28th. it will be held at ccbc he esse. all attendees must register in advance. >> brand new store in baltimore aimed at women. under armor wants to soften the brand with a test store in the home town to broad enits appeal and boost sales in the women's line. it may also be helping to rival lulu lemon, give them a run for its money. under armor sales have been through the roof recently bringing nearly 2 billion in revenue during the last few

months of 2012. that's according to a baltimore business colonel. that new store open this is morning at 10 on the first floor the leg mason building. attention to all brides to be coming up where you can find the perfect gown and help a great cause at the same time. here's a look at some of the events going on around town.

>> if you are getting married and shopping for the perfect gown we have brides against breast cancer with details. this is a big pink truck coming in filled with gowns. >> it is. we are already unloaded. we had the vip last night at the city center it was amazing. >> you don't have to have breast cancer to shop this. >> correct. >> you want everyone to come. >> we are a nationwide tour of charity wedding gown sales. you come into the city we have 700 to 1,000 dresses. they are deeply discounted couture designer gowns 25 to 85 percent off and $0.71 to every dollar we raise goes to those impacted by cancer. >> that was quite a bit. you have examples with lovely ladies this morning. >> i call this one the angel look. >> it is popular for beach weddings anything outdoors. >> very beautiful. look at that. >> so pretty. you see the back. absolutely gorgeous. >> this is one of the gowns that

will be on sale. >> this is one of the gowns on sale. all of the gowns you will see are on sale. >> that is very pretty. thank you so much. appreciate it. we have more of our classic look. >> this is more of a ball gown sweetheart neck long train the fore rale in the back. >> the back is very nice, too. >> so many different examples of wedding gowns people can get. thank you very much. very beautiful. >> this is a softer look. soft, clean, simple. >> scrapless is -- strapless is in right now. straight across neck line and there is also floral and diamond embellishments as well. >> we want to bring the other two ladies up. while we do that we want to put the information on the screen.

you will be at the sheridan hotel today between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. they can go to the web site and log on to our web site for more information. the type of deals people can get? >> 25 to 85 percent off. they are couture designer gowns with 71 percent of our proceed going to impact by cancer. we also accept donations. if you have already said yes to the dress you can come on down to the city center and donate your gown as a tax deduction we can visit our web site for more information on that as well. >> even if you are not getting married you want to shop go get a dress. >> appreciate it. 36 degrees on tv hill. we have much more news coming up. stay with us. you are watching 11 news saturday morning.

>> an inch of snow in westminster not so much other places. >> there are reports of black ice when you get up to carol county northern part of baltimore county hartford, cecil

county. a little bit of howard county and now toward frederick as well. temperatures have been down around freezing. south of that point temperatures have been too warm for anything but rain. there could be slippery driving conditions north and northeast of the city as well. the active partrecipitation is cecil county now on the eastern shore across the bay toward annapolis. it changes from mostly from near baltimore east of baltimore northward toward philadelphia a wintery mix and south of us it is rain at this stage. it is temperature dependent. we are getting a few scotty areas of snow baltimore and carol county. it is a mixed deal this morning. we could see a few flurries and snow showers this afternoon as

well. the first is likely several lawsuits against carnival cruise lines have been filed. federal court filing comes a day after passengers in mobile alabama. what's next for passengers and a that crude ship. >> after a celebration passengers of the carnival vie um of headed hem trying to put memories of a nightmare vacation behind them. >> trina briggs of staten island new york after an engine fire cut power and knocked out the ship's sanitation system. it was in the deck for good. >> how are you? >> he made it back to illinois and wasn't taking anything for granted. >> meanwhile as passengers slowly made their way home in

the mobile ship yard trying to figure out exactly what caused that fire and turned the draem vacation into a nightmare. it hasn't been flushd in four-days. >> they have apologized offering incentives to future travel to affected passengers. that might not be enough. >> we attend a whole part responsible legally for whatever harm they caused these people. >> because it is registered experts are serving as lead investigators with assistance in the ntsb. >> christopher dorner law enforcement officials believe dorner died by his own hand. they believe dorner died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head. his charred remains were found in the cabin where he made the

last stand. it has been unclear if he died from a fire or a wound suffered in the shoot-out>> overseas blade runner oscar pistorius. yesterday he broke down in court sobbing as prosecutors formally charged him of pre-meditated murder after the death of his girlfriend. he shot and killed 30-year-old the model. she was found with four gun shot wounds including one to her head inside the south african athletes's home. they are trying to determine if two troopers crossed a line when arresting a popular rapper. while being processed on drug charges they asked to take a picture. that instraw gram pick is going viral. it is from tmz.

he did perform after being released. beyonce has done it again. monday's tickets to her summer show at the verizon center sold out in less than a minute leading her to add a second performance on the following night. yesterday saw similar sales kierd to go the huffington post tickets for the extra performance sold out between 10:00 a.m. and 10:01. shea announced the world tour the day after she was on super bowl xlvii. stay with us. much more news ahead. >> it has been a beck kayed alreaa decade already since it destroyed the railroad museum. how the landmark is now thriving. >> speaking of snow there has been a little bit this morning. we could see a little bit of snow shower activity this afternoon. some of you are getting a little rain mixed in with the snow. details on how we are going to sort all of this out coming up in just a

>> across most of the area this morning it has been rainy northward snow a wintery mix and icy situations. parts of cecil, hartford, baltimore counties carol county portions of howard county and out toward frederick have had a little ice and snow accumulation. so some black ice problems are out there. for baltimore county the northern part and carol county now the new batch of spotty areas of snow or flurries or a little ice mixed in ae occurring out there. the main band of precipitation from philadelphia to seals and kent counties down into

annapolis and south. current conditions outside right now. beginning to lighten up as we get near daybreak. 3r5 at the airport inner harbor 40 humidity is up inner barometer is down. west wind at 5 miles an hour. sam pemi-- sampling of temperat are elsewhere. once you move toward the city near the bay temperatures are in the mid 30s. potential for ice and snow. when you get near the city it's just wet. a lot of areases have fog as well this morning. we have a lot of moisture. here's a band of precipitation west of northern new jersey. the front it moving offshore. we are going to see a little low pressure develop offshore. it will throw some stuff back at us lart today and tonight. snow showers this afternoon.

especially on the eastern shore high temperatures near 40 degrees northwest winds 10-20. advisories down on tlower easte shores. insta weather future cast shows the precipitation breaking up this morning. the coastal thing starts to develop. the sdmoefl oping and pushing primarily to the east of the bay or slower portions of the bay. it is more involved around baltimore. we could see a snow flurry out of that this afternoon. couple flurries or a brief snow shower. how much snow would come out of this? you can see the concentration of 1-3 inches of snow on the eastern shore but not much for this afternoon's activity around the baltimore area at all. 39 today. 32 sunday and 39 monday for a

high temperature. wintery mix today and light snow this afternoon especially east of us. flurries on monday. presidents' day we look dry rain chance tuesday and wintery mix possible again next saturday. it is hard to believe but it was 10 years ago this weekend where they crippled the area for days. >> it was a big one. one casualty the roof of the building. they were back on that event as a real life saver. >> this is what it looked like ten years ago when under the weight of the krep pelling snow they suffered a partial roof collapse a bad combination of snow wind direction and design flaws sent debris crashing on to museum pieces below. >> basically it landed on 18 pieces of equipment caused significant amount of damage up to $20 million just in that damage line. >> built in 1884 with wrought

iron instead of the steel restored exhibits and new exhibits completely revitalizing the museum that is now thriving. >> we always say that. it was a blessing in disguise. they are perfect. if you had been here 11 years ago it's night and day from where it is now. >> got a big test three years ago. we are wondering how much snow in the space of a week and a half. the roof was fine. >> you can read about the restoration in this book by the engineers. thanks to a number of sponsors when you come in this weekend admission is half price on saturday and free on sunday. >> a weekend event even with snow in the forecast won't be nearly as eventful as a decade ago. >> they have a scarousel indoor. you can ride it all day long if you want to. >> all day long?

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>> good morning, charles. >> sitting down on the job. >> i am not being lazy. i want to do exercise singers can do. they always ask me when i see them give us you do advanced exercises. i said okay that's fair enough. also i want to talk about ways you canal leaf yat ba---al alle back pain. at home if you are at the kitchen table and living room this is something you can do. when you sit down posture is the key. a lot of times people sit like this slumped over but if you just simply do a simple shoulders back, abs tight this is going to strengthen your core. you can start like that. if you have a chair with handles like this you can also go to the side. even if you don't have the handles you can go to the side like that as well. for lower back a lot of seniors and people that have back injuries it is normally the lower lumbar region. if you come out in your seat you

can take your hands down. don't force this. but as you go down touch the floor and come up realslow. put your hands behind your head turn your body and drops the elbows. this is show and tell day. >> certainly this is something you can do while you are watching our show in the morning. >> push away from the cereal. >> now more advanced. you grab the hand weights. a lot of times you cif you haver back issues it's because of weak abs also because of tight hamstrings. drop down like this and come up and you will definitely feel this. i feel it after doing one rep. drop down. this is working your hamstrings so that will loosen up your hamstrings. >> are you supposed to go down past your knees like that? >> drop all of the way down. you can stop and go down further

and great glute stretch great hamstring stretch. go to the floor. follow me. follow me. >> i am not going on the floor. >> also great way to stretch your hamstrings you can have a towel or just pull back like this. great way to stretch your hamstrings. do both sides. don't force. you might want to consult with a trainer before you do some of these exercises. go up toward the body. lower back massage and stretch. >> feels good. yes, yes, yes. >> i am loving this. i am loving this. also this is a great glute stretch as well. we are going to end instead of hierp extending like this. back in the 70s. >> looks like it hurts. >> come up like this. really great lower back stretch. also super man exercises like

this. out to the side. definitely strengthen your lower back. it makes you feel much better and look better. >> all right. thank you, charles. you can get up off the floor now. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. we are thinking of them. if you want to get in touch with charles, check out his web site or call him 443-253-0090. stay with us. john has another look at the weekend forecast when we come back.

>> history today for the maryland basketball team as they host duke in the final acc match up between these two teams at comcast center. the terps will do it without tee shawn howard. they suspended him for violating unspecified team rules. maryland faces the number two team in the country. they will do it without a single upper class man in the starting lineup. despite the fact that this is duke's final trip to comcast center in an acc match up before the terps move to the big ten, terps coach can't really focus on history he has bigger things on his plate right now. >> had pretty good hard practices. i mean it was more about

maryland because we are young. we got to get better. it is just not about duke on saturday it's about the future. and so we got after them pretty good this week. >> high school basketball a lot on the line. senior night as the city show down packed the house with high stakes. a polly win would put the championship game. part of an 8-0 run to start the game for the night. davis turns it over steels it back and lays it in. up at the break. third quarter starting to put some momentum in their favor. john crosby the defense. engineers within 9. next trip down the court. darius kelly in the wings for

three. engineers can get no chlors. dpounts the jumper. th training continues for the birds. first week of work for zach britton he is hoping this spring is the start of thanking out in his career. two years ago britton won starts had a slide and wound up in the nierns. last year shoulder problems held him off the field until mid july. after experiencing his first playoff trip in the major league britt is hoping that this spring is the start of something big not just for him individually but also for the organization as in consistent winning. consistent health, too. >> that is great you saw how many guys got down there early. the whole team was down there before we needed the report. exciting thinking we can repeat

like we did last year. we are ready to go. >> bert weather there than here. i am jerry sandusky. hope your weekend is off to a fantastic start. >> off to an interesting start. >> wintery mix. some what a repeat of what happened thursday night and friday. the icy slippery stuff is up to the north this morning. today's forecast a mix of rain and snow and then snow showers this afternoon. high of about 39. so kind of a dismal day. this of course is a longer weekend. presidents' day weekend. snow showers and windy and cold conditions sunday with a high of only about 32. at least we will see a little sun in there and monday is the best of the three high close to 40 and mostly sunny skies the breeze will back off. th >> today is a good day to snuggle up. that's all of the time we have for now. >> the "today show" is next we

will be back in 25 minutes with an update. >> have a good day. >> it was a stunning announcement one that reverb rated in parishes all over the world. pope benedict the 17th confirmed the love for others.

his holiness made the ultimate sacrifice and determined advocating the job was the right move at this time. it is something that has not been done in 600 years. so this transition will be historic. with the changing face of the church there is speculation the next pope could come from an emerging african nation or somewhere in lat narroning. one thing for sure in churches from he is six to eldersburg parishioners will have a new holy father by easter an opportunity to embrace new vision for the church. as we move through the len ton season with mres so lessons of sacrifice pope benedict xvi that service to others begins with selflessness. for more on the life and leader ship of the pope and the up coming transition log on to to wbal-tv.com and click on news.